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Rinus VeeKay
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Rinus  VeeKay

Ed Carpenter Racing |

21 Chevrolet
21

Entering his fifth season with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year Rinus VeeKay drives for Ed Carpenter Racing. A graduate of INDY NXT by Firestone, VeeKay won the 2018 USF Pro 2000 Championship and won races in USF2000, USF Pro 2000 and INDY NXT by Firestone. Outside of racing, VeeKay enjoys cycling and exploring the world on his bicycle. VeeKay also can speak Dutch backward as fast as forward.

STATS

2024 SEASON | CAREER
Current Standing
Current
Standing
10
Season Race Wins
Race
Wins
0
Season Poles
NTT P1
Award
0
Season Championship Points
Points
20
Season Top 5 Finishes
Top 5s
0
Season Top 10 Finishes
Top 10s
1
Career Race Wins
Race Wins
1
Career Championships
Championships
0
Career Indy 500 Wins
Indy 500 Wins
0
Career Poles
Poles
2
Career Top 3 Finishes
Top 3s
4
Career top 5 Finishes
Top 5s
8

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Ed Carpenter Racing

Now with more than 350 race starts, 2024 will mark Ed Carpenter Racing's 13th season of NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition. Led by Ed Carpenter, the only owner/driver in the field, the team won in its first season as Carpenter took the checkered flag in the 2012 finale.

ECR began as a single-car team with Carpenter himself behind the wheel. After driving full-time in 2012 and 2013, he shifted his focus exclusively to ovals. Carpenter, an Indianapolis native, solidified his status as a hometown favorite when he won back-to-back pole positions for the 2013 and 2014 Indianapolis 500s. The team grew to two full-time entries in 2015 while competing as CFH Racing; prior to the 2016 season, Carpenter resumed full ownership and ECR returned to the grid with the Nos. 20 and 21.

In recent years, ECR has expanded to three cars for the Indianapolis 500. Carpenter earned his third Indy 500 pole position in 2018 and led the most laps of all drivers before a runner-up finish. In 2019, ECR Chevrolets would qualify 2-3-4, the highest average starting position of over a dozen teams in the race. ECR has qualified at least one car on the front row for nine of the past 11 years.

Carpenter continues to lead his team in 2024, competing behind the wheel of the No. 20 at the oval events in his 22nd season as an NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver. Rookie Christian Rasmussen, the 2023 INDY NXT by Firestone champion, will race the No. 20 at the road/street course races. Both will be entered in the Indianapolis 500 alongside Rinus VeeKay, returning as the full-time driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet for the fifth consecutive season. The Dutchman earned the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year title and claimed his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES win in 2021.